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Teacher's Guide to THE HOBBIT Robert Foster 1981 First Edition Ballantine Books

298120737158

Seller: pop_lit

(2876)

Ended Mar 14, 2026

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(1st State)

US 1st ed 1st printing Hobbit up for auction on Goodwill https://shopgoodwill.com/item/258126430

Pulch wrote:

US 1st ed 1st printing Hobbit up for auction on Goodwill https://shopgoodwill.com/item/258126430

Not a 1st State, hard to tell from the images provided, but most likely a 4th state. Would need additional images to tell which variant of the 4th state it is.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... ewtopic.php?topic_id=5570

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Pulch wrote:

US 1st ed 1st printing Hobbit up for auction on Goodwill https://shopgoodwill.com/item/258126430

Not a 1st State, hard to tell from the images provided, but most likely a 4th state. Would need additional images to tell which variant of the 4th state it is.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... ewtopic.php?topic_id=5570

Ope you're right! I didn't check the pictures well enough, just took reddit's word for it

Worth saying that there is a cheaper copy for sale as well.

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THE LOST ROAD AND OTHER WRITINGS *UNCORRECTED PROOF BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN*

252102792945

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“The Hobbit “1961 First Edition PB Book Puffin SIGNED by JRR TOLKIEN RARE

147190883643

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I'm only aware of one known signed copy of this book by Tolkien, that was for Allen Lane, who asked all contributors to Penguin and Puffin books to sign a copy for him, as founder of the company.

Tolkien did not like the book, but did like the cover, so it was not a book that he was likely to sign.

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“The Hobbit “1961 First Edition PB Book Puffin SIGNED by JRR TOLKIEN RARE

147190883643

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I'm only aware of one known signed copy of this book by Tolkien, that was for Allen Lane, who asked all contributors to Penguin and Puffin books to sign a copy for him, as founder of the company.

Tolkien did not like the book, but did like the cover, so it was not a book that he was likely to sign.

Agreed on all points here, not to mention I've never seen a J in his signature look like this. Also the e & n in "Tolkien" are spaced which you don't really ever see. This is not a real signature IMO.